55th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment

The 55th New York Volunteer Infantry Regiment was a Union Army regiment which was active from 28 August 1861 to 21 December 1862 during the American Civil War. It was organized in camp near New Dorp, Staten Island, New York in 1861, and it was led by Regis de Trobriand who, like most of his men, was a French immigrant. It was attached to the Army of the Potomac, and it took part in every major battle from the Battle of Yorktown to the Battle of Fredericksburg, all in 1862 and in Virginia.